Insanity is perfectly natural, that's what the voices in my head keep telling me anyway.

Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

I don't think any real adult thinks it's okay to rape people, at any age, sex, IQ or religious conviction.

But they do.

HAHA I see where you are comming from CHAZZ don't fret you are not alone. I completely agree with you and understand the way you are looking at that senario. It is hard to explain something or try to further understand something when someone is so blinded by the grotesque nature of the deed. It follows a pattern if you were to add anything to the original story about the girl, the worst part about the story would always be the part everyone picks out to quote. For example

Story #1: A young lady was raped today.
People's reaction: It's never ok to rape someone.

Story #2: A young lady was raped today. She happened to be 11 years old.
People's reaction: I can't believe they raped an 11 year old.

Story #3: A young lady was raped today. She happened to be 11 years old and mentally handicapped.
People's reaction: How disturbing they raped the mentally ill.

Yes rape is bad and people will do it. If you can understand a rapists motivations for choosing a target then you can take steps to protect your loved ones. Is that a hard concept to understand? No I am not saying they wouldn't have raped someone but I am saying there is a possibility they would have chosen someone else assuming the victim was a stranger and there was no personal connection. For example serial rapists have a pattern. They usually rape people that have similar characteristics in some way. Criminologists study the victims and try to find some connection so they can more easily capture the person and protect the public.

My point was not to assume the rapists motivations or if the way the girl dressed or presented her self mattered to them. I was saying it would be a good question to ask. If the answer is no then its no. No harm. If the answer is yes then families may consider being stricter with their young daughters clothing. I don't see the harm in wanting to know the answer or wanting to ask the question yet people get so angry for no reason.

"Sell crazy someplace else, we're all stocked up here." from the 1997 movie 'As Good as It Gets' with Jack Nicholson.

Sorry if she can't understand that some people seek a further understanding. Einstein said everything is relative.

Now I don't think she or her parents are to blame for anything, but if the rapist admitted that they targeted her because of what she was wearing wouldn't you as a parent want to know this? Wouldn't you change your child's clothes to try to avoid this in the future?

It's like walking through a bad neighborhood and getting robbed. It's not your fault you got robbed but if you would have walked a different way maybe they wouldn't have robbed you. Don't people that live near gang territories avoid wearing gang colors?

If I was a parent I would want to know why they chose her so I could better protect my own child. At 11 years old its up to the parents to limit what their child wears. You have to buy their clothes so you are responsible.

I DON'T CARE IF THE GIRL WAS NUDE, SHE WAS ELEVEN YEARS OLD.

Here is a quote from you. I am not saying it is less bad or more bad.
And no you are not mirroring me you are trying to put words in my mouth. I am saying that you can't take the attitude of the line above is she was trying to present herself as older.

For example, if a guy is in a bar and picks up a girl and then takes her home and after the fact he finds out she was 16 or 15 or w/e did he can you take the attitude omg you slept with a 15/16 year old? Who either had a fake ID or got into the club because she was friends with the bouncer etc.

I don't know the criminals in this case. Maybe they are fine with raping but maybe they wouldn't rape an 11 year old if they thought she was that young. I can't say. I was only saying it is a good question to ask and if the age came up as an issue at trial I am sure his lawyer brought it up.

oh my

lol,, bummer that you have nothing else to look forward to until ya die,,,

clever bear,,,

They are unaware of this fact & live life in the "here & now"!

There are many things beyond our control & understanding as humans too. Our lives are affected by energy fields in outer space, the magnetic pull of the moon, asteroids, etc. which we do not understand a great deal about! We are affected by circumstances we are unable to predict, things in the environment we can not see, smell, feel, or hear!
People that think they have it all figured out are fools my friend.

so what's the point here? heck, half the humans breeding dogs don't even understand the process! Dogs have been domesticated and selectively bred for about 20 thousand years now...they are far from wolves.

Or a horse could have wings that we cant see.
And fairies could really do our cleaning..
Wish they would do mine.